Mitsubishi develops cyber-attack detection technology for cars
Mitsubishi Electric Corp., a Japanese car manufacturing and electronics company, unveiled a cyber-attack detection technology meant to thwart any attacks on cars. The company takes into consideration the threats on…
CEZA’s wave of investments hoped to make the zone a major fintech hub
According to the data provided by The Cagayan Economic Zone Authority (CEZA), it experienced a “surge of investments” after it was converted into a crypto and blockchain hub. It also…
Gartner says AI gaining ground across all industries
Considered as one of emerging technologies, artificial intelligence (AI) may soon become new normal as adoption grows, according to Gartner’s 2019 CIO Survey. Organizations that have implemented some form of…
Nexusguard: Nearly two-thirds of DDoS attacks in Q3 2018 targeted communications service providers
The Nexusguard “Q3 2018 Threat Report” has revealed the emergence of an extremely stealthy distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attack pattern targeting communications service providers (CSPs). This new vector exploits the large…
Kaspersky urges internet users to be vigilant and secure their online accounts
News of data breaches can spread chills to anyone who has an online presence. The news last week of Collection #1 where more than 700 million unique email addresses and…
Malaysian firm edotco signs MOU with DICT to advance mobile connectivity in the Philippines
Integrated regional telecommunications infrastructure services provider edotco Group Sdn Bhd (edotco) has set sights on the Philippines as the next growth market to accelerate its footprint expansion in Asia. The…
Lenovo, Intel kick off Legion of Champions III 2019
PC and smart device manufacturer Lenovo has announced the kick-off of its Legion of Champions Series III (LoC III) grand finals. In partnership with Intel, the eSports competition will bring…
Singapore privacy watchdog fines healthcare provider for cyberattack
Singapore’s largest healthcare provider was fined Sg$250,000 and its security vendor Sg$750,000 for the massive data breach that also affected Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong. After receiving the findings of…
Sophos appoints Gavin Struthers as regional vice president for Asia-Pacific/Japan
Network and endpoint security company Sophos has announced the appointment of Gavin Struthers as its regional vice president for the Asia-Pacific and Japan, to drive strategic business growth plans and…
Oracle NetSuite enables Gawad Kalinga program
Gawad Kalinga Enchanted Farm, an incubator for social enterprises in the Philippines, has implemented Oracle NetSuite to support its mission to end poverty for 5 million families by 2024. With…
Samsung Smart TVs to launch iTunes Movies & TV Shows, support AirPlay 2 beginning Spring 2019
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. announced during the recently concluded CES 2019 that it will offer iTunes movies and TV shows and Apple AirPlay 2 support on 2019 Samsung Smart TV…
Kaspersky: Vulnerabilities in connected electric car chargers could damage home networks
So much focus is given in securing modern electric vehicles (EV) that accessories are sometimes overlooked. Cybersecurity firm Kaspersky Lab (Kaspersky) found some vulnerabilities from an EV charger supplied by…
Tongdun Int’l partners with BPI to offer faster banking solutions to SMEs
Tongdun International Pte. Ltd., a risk management service provider, has partnered with Bank of the Philippine Islands (BPI) to deliver a faster, automated lending process, and an optimized credit scoring…
773 million email addresses, passwords, 87GB of data, compromised in ‘Collection 1’ dump
Troy Hunt who runs Have I Been Pwned (HIBP), a website where users can check if their email addresses were compromised, revealed that almost 773 million unique email addresses and…
SAS helps Asean banks comply with evolving regulatory standards
In just one year, Indonesia’s adaptation of International Financial Reporting Standard 9 (IFRS 9), known as PSAK 71: Instrumen Keuangan, will officially go into effect, requiring a significant accounting change…
Understanding the increasing challenges of cloud and cloud security
Cloud migration has offered many advantages to organizations such as making it much easier to manage data as well as make transactions smoother than before. However, with almost all the…
Rampant phishing in online quizzes using new toolkit — study
The threat of online quizzes may not have reached as many people as many security firms are hoping for judging by the number of Facebook users sharing their results on…
Smart supports local tourism initiatives with technology innovations
PLDT wireless unit Smart Communications (Smart) maximized technology innovations in 2018 to support Philippine tourism initiatives. Through #TravelSmart, the telecommunications company created mobile guide apps and eguides in collaborations with…
IDC: PC market declines 3.7% in Q3 2018 but beats expectations
Preliminary results for the fourth quarter of 2018 (4Q18) showed shipments of traditional PCs (desktop, notebook, and workstation) totaled just over 68.1 million units, marking a decline of 3.7 percent…
Kaspersky offers tips to end users on how to stay safe online
In its most recent podcast, global cybersecurity company Kaspersky Lab offered some highly doable “New Year’s resolutions” to keep users safe online. The year 2018 saw high-profile data breaches that…
Nokia 5.1 Plus gets Android 9 Pie update
HMD Global, the home of Nokia phones, has announced that Filipino Nokia fans can now enjoy the latest Android operating system, Android 9 Pie on their Nokia 5.1 Plus. With…
Foreign affairs dep’t contractor ‘took’ PH passport-holders’ data
The Philippines’ Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) revealed yesterday that the agency is building its database from scratch because “passport maker took all the (user) data,” according to the report…
Lenovo presents new ‘intelligent’ devices at CES 2019
In photo: Lenovo Smart Tab At CES 2019, technology company Lenovo announced a new group of intelligent devices from across its portfolio — products designed to transform and improve the…
IBM unveils world’s first integrated quantum computing system for commercial use
In photo: Ginny Rometty, CEO, IBM at the 2019 CES IBM announced at the 2019 CES being held in Las Vegas that it will be making the IBMQSystemOne, the world’s…
McAfee survey says gamers worry about future state of gaming security
In McAfee’s “Game Over: The Future of Gaming Security” survey, 75 percent of gamers show concern about security in the gaming industry. This stems from the fact that 64 percent…
Samsung showcases vision for connected living at 2019 CES
Samsung Electronics highlights the advances it made in emerging technologies such as artificial intelligence (AI) and 5G that will eventually power the Internet of Things (IoT) or connected living during…
Sophos lists hackers’ emerging behaviors, recommends solutions to mitigate attacks
Data is the new currency and organizations are advised to put at the top of priorities cybersecurity solutions to protect users’ personal details. Money is not the only thing that…
Smart partners with various organizations to boost disaster preparedness in PH
Communication services, technological innovations, and partnerships with various organizations — these factors have helped communities all over the Philippines bolster disaster preparedness and response efforts. As part of Smart Communications’…
IDC: Worldwide IoT spending to reach $745B this year
The Internet of Things (IoT) business is sure to rake in billions of dollars in 2019, according to industry research firm International Data Corp. (IDC). Spending which is expected to…
Kaspersky Lab appoints MSI-ECS Philippines to boost growth in B2B market
In line with Kaspersky Lab’s strategy to aggressively strengthen its growth in the enterprise market, the global cybersecurity company today announces its partnership with MSI-ECS Philippines. MSI-ECS is carrying over…
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